Restore with 'nsrexec: SYSTEM error' message

Question

Hi everybody,

Before I open a Case for this one, I would like to know if I missing something here.

I have a Windows client that I use as a central place for restores. I log on with a local admin account, which is also Nw admin, open the Nw GUI and restore data to all my clients when needed (both Unix and Windows).

But for two Windows clients (file servers), I'm receiving the following error:

nsrexec: SYSTEM error: The system cannot find the file specified.

I can recover data from the client I want to the one I'm logged on, but not to the client itself. I put permissions in everywhere I know (Remote Access, servers file, Nw admin list) and no luck.

But if I log with a Domain Admin account, I can do the restore without problems, so it doesn't look like a network problem.

Thanks in advance.

ble1 · Answer

From what you describe sounds as permission error. Have you checked under what service owner those two are running?

dpinink_silva · Answer

All my Win boxes run Nw services with the default SYSTEM account.

benzino1 · Answer

Have a look at Admin Guide (Directed Recover section):
- The source and destination clients must be of the same platform (UNIX-to-UNIX
or Microsoft Windows-to-Microsoft Windows).
- The source and destination clients must use the same type of file system (for
example, UXFS-to-UXFS, NTFS-to-NTFS).
- The administering host must be a client of the NetWorker server. The
administering host is the host from which the graphical user interface is
displayed.
- If the administering client is neither the source nor the destination client, it need
not have the same platform and type of file system as the other clients.
- NetWorker servers and clients running Microsoft Windows must be in a
Microsoft Windows Domain (not a Workgroup), or the NetWorker server and the
destination client must have the same username and password.
- For NetWorker clients running Microsoft Windows XP Professional, the
NetWorker server and clients must be in a Microsoft Windows Domain,
regardless of the username and password.
- For a Windows destination client, Windows File and Print Sharing must be
enabled. For more information, refer to the Microsoft Windows documentation.

Are all those requirements met especially about username and password ?

dpinink_silva · Answer

Checked and re-checked the guide a lot of times. Everything is correct, and also, the requirements about username/password are for machines not within a Windows Domain

NetWorker

Restore with "nsrexec: SYSTEM error" message

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